NBA THE RUN

NBA THE RUN

Steam Deck Playable

Play by Play Studios · Sports · Jun 9, 2026

It depends on what you're after.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $19.79.

69%
Mixed
919 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Audio: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 919 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise42% are divided33% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The actual gameplay is good—it runs smoothly, feels easy to learn, and is a lot of fun when it works.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It would also cut down on the mirror matchups like seeing three Wemby characters in the same match.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The mechanics are accessible, the game has a solid roster of licensed characters, and the visuals are very nice.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Gameplay85 reviews
Story and characters54 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Monetization37 reviews
84%
Multiplayer32 reviews
59%
Servers and matchmaking29 reviews
55%
Performance11 reviews
91%
Co-op11 reviews
55%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes10 reviews
30%
Bugs10 reviews
50%
Audio8 reviews
50%
Interface7 reviews
43%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $19.79.

4 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
69%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.